June Gloom? Not! Two Duff Tweeds Added: Double Jigger Jack Grant and The Frustrated Golfer

Welcome back.  


Glad you could take a moment to view two already seen carvings, but newly added to the Duff Tweed collection. We thought June might continue to be a slow time at Duff Tweed Carvings, but it is promising to be a great month! 


Just acquired today from Lee in Palm Springs, we're proud to present Double Jigger Jack Grant and The Frustrated Golfer.  This is actually our third carving of Double Jigger Jack Grant or Charlie Briley depending on which version you believe. Additionally this is our second copy of The Frustrated Golfer.


First let's take a look at this Duff Tweed carving of The Frustrated Golfer:

As you can see, his golf club is missing the head and a piece of the broken shaft in his right hand is missing, but the carving is in excellent condition.  We also noted that it is painted in exactly the same colors as our first frustrated golfer carving.  As always, the facial expressions are different. Lee from Palm Springs shared that his grandmother had owned these and was the neighbor of an old Disney animator when she lived in Pasadena, CA.  We can only assume that neighbor was Duff Tweed himself.  Lee found the carvings in his grandmother's attic and we met in Los Angeles while he made a day trip here.  A big shout out to Lee for contacting us and taking the time to personally deliver them.  Thank you kindly Lee!
  
What is really neat about this carving is not what's on the front, but what was added on the back:  

Not only did Duff sign the back with his address and telephone number, but he drew a Goofy/Pluto figure as well.  You can see in the photo how pristine the paper and handwriting is on this piece.  A real Duffy find!


Here's a close-up of the Goofy or Pluto character:

So coooooooool!


Now let's take a look at our third Double Jigger Jack Grant carving:

We just love the checkered/plaid jackets Duff painted.  This carving is in almost pristine condition with a small chip in his hat and a scrape on the "Old Mule" bottle, but they truly are minor details.  Often we have discussed the fact that Duff hand carved each carving.  Hard to fathom when you see how many carvings are out there, but once again we have included three different carvings below of Double Jigger Jack Grant for comparison purposes.  You be the judge.

The carvings look the same, but look closely and you'll see variations in the eye brows, eyes, ears, etc.  These look so much better in person.  These pictures do not do Duff's work justice.

Hoping to have more Duffy tales to share in the weeks to come.

All the best!

-Joe